In Depth

In Depth

• Are we seeing the death of search engine optimisation?

  As old-style SEO techniques head out to pasture, data analytics becomes a core capability for organisations’ web strategies  Continue Reading

• Van de Velde upgrades Infor ERP to boost e-commerce

  Lingerie manufacturer looks to upgrade ERP in the next 18 months to improve supply efficiency and reduce lead times  Continue Reading

• First steps taken on 'omni-channel' customer experience

  The future customer experience might be personalised, but there is a long road ahead yet  Continue Reading

• Four CIO tips for implementing DevOps

  Esure CIO Mark Foulsham shares his advice for IT leaders about successfully implementing DevOps methods to become a more agile organisation  Continue Reading

• Flash storage set to dominate Europe's datacentres by 2020

  A rapid shift among European enterprises towards all-flash storage could be a surprise positive outcome from the economic woes that have afflicted the continent  Continue Reading

• Does Cambridge University Hospital’s Epic project indicate NHS lacks capacity?

  Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s £200m eHospital project was seen as a model of how an NHS trust could revolutionise its IT, autonomously. A tale of over-ambition?  Continue Reading

• Acquire new skills for technology management

  The age of the customer requires organisations to focus on both the business technology and IT agendas  Continue Reading

• Roaming charges: How will changes in mobile legislation affect business in Europe?

  With mobile roaming charges on the way out across the European Union, what are the implications for businesses and business travellers?  Continue Reading

• CW500: Tips for delivering success with DevOps

  To make DevOps work, organisations need to get rid of change request forms, make friends with change control management and get teams to communicate and share ideas  Continue Reading

• CIO guidance comes in all shapes and sizes

  The best options for a CIO seeking advice depend on the size and nature of the organisation  Continue Reading

• Avoiding security issues when recycling hardware

  What are the options for the environmentally and ethically responsible recycling of end-of-life hardware, without compromising data security?  Continue Reading

• Mission: Possible - seeking advice for CIOs

  You’re the CIO, the meeting is tomorrow and your CEO is asking impossible questions. Who can you call?  Continue Reading

• Object storage: Cloud vs in-house

  Object storage is a rising star in data storage, especially for cloud and web use. But what are the pros and cons of cloud object storage or building in-house?  Continue Reading

• Genomics big data compels IT to rediscover efficiency techniques

  Genomics is generating big data at such a scale that research institutes such as the Sanger in Cambridge are having to rediscover storage techniques from the past  Continue Reading

• All-flash storage vs hybrid flash in Russia: Price and performance key

  Russian organisations are adopting all-flash and hybrid flash storage systems, with price and performance the key considerations when deciding between the two  Continue Reading